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Obama Is Hurting Poor People in Ways ACORN Blocked Bush From Achieving
Obama is seeking to cut off poor people's heat in the winter and AC in the summer, in a move that Bush attempted and saw blocked by ACORN.
Backward, Christian Soldiers
Late last summer, Mikey Weinstein broke up a fight between Crystal and Ginger, the guard dogs trained to protect him and his family from a violent reckoning with Christian …
Pakistan Sinking Into Water Crisis
Vienna - Pakistan is still reeling from flooding that caused one of the world’s costliest natural disasters in 2010, with millions of people lacking shelter, infrastructure in ruins and …
Cities Like Philly Waste Millions Defending Crooked, Racist Cops: “Alley Cat” Ethics and Other Antics
The ethics reforms Philadelphia Mayor Michael Nutter implemented recently covering most workers in that city’s perennially corruption-plagued government has a curious gap: there is no measure prohibiting retaliation. Could …
Mubarak Steps Down, Ceding Power to Military
Cairo - President Hosni Mubarak of Egypt resigned his post and turned over all power to the military, ending his 30 years of autocratic rule and bowing to a …
Give Me Liberty or Give Me Death: The High Stakes for Anti-Mubarak Protesters
Cairo - While much of the western media repeats talking points like "allowing President Mubarak to leave office with dignity" and "the orderly transition of power," the brutal regime …
New Analysis: Home Mortgages to Minorities Plummet by 62 Percent
Washington, D.C. - Since the housing market collapsed, mortgage lending to African-Americans and Hispanics has plunged precipitously—by more than 60 percent, according to a new study of loan information …
Eugene Robinson | The Long Road Ahead
Washington - Hosni Mubarak's iron rule crumbles but will not go gently. He still believes himself president of Egypt, although Egypt does not. The revolutionaries of Tahrir Square still …
Mubarak Refuses to Step Down
Cairo - President Hosni Mubarak told the Egyptian people Thursday that he would delegate more authority to his vice president, Omar Suleiman, but that he would not resign his …
Egypt Protests: Watch for the Demands
Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak addressed Egyptians today, but despite expectations he planned to announce his resignation - expectations created by statements of Egyptian government officials - Mubarak insisted he …